rumors are afloat

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afloat
out at sea
making successful progress under one's own steam
Borne on the water; floating; on board ship
Covered with water bearing floating articles; flooded; as, the decks are afloat
{a} unfixed, swimming, moving
{s} floating; flooded; passing from one person to another, going around (as in rumors)
If a person, business, or country stays afloat or is kept afloat, they have just enough money to pay their debts and continue operating. They are borrowing just to stay afloat, not for investment. = solvent
Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat
If someone or something is afloat, they remain partly above the surface of water and do not sink. They talked modestly of their valiant efforts to keep the tanker afloat
Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat
floating
making successful progress under ones own steam
rumors are afloat

    Hyphenation

    rumors are a·float

    Turkish pronunciation

    rumırz ır ıflōt

    Pronunciation

    /ˈro͞omərz ər əˈflōt/ /ˈruːmɜrz ɜr əˈfloʊt/
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